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March 17

two expert clowns, and many laughs
La Cucina dell'Arte
2 - 20 March Circus Ronaldo Big Top, Aotea Square The sixth-generation of a renowned Belgian circus family, Danny and David Ronaldo are cast as chef and kitchen hand serving hearty helpings of slapstick, vaudeville and traditional commedia. shortlist
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an electrifying and transcendent piece of art
BigMouth
15 - 20 March Q Loft From Goebbels to General Patton and Socrates to George W Bush, Flemish artist Valentijn Dhaenens shapeshifts, croons and loops his way through history in this jaw-dropping theatrical tour-de-force. shortlist
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Changes is the world premiere of two significant new dance works by choreographe...
Changes 變
16 - 19 March SKYCITY Theatre The world premiere of two significant new dance works by visionary choreographers Neil Ieremia and Kuik Swee Boon, exploring themes of death, tolerance and diversity. shortlist
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a spectacular fusion of the extraordinary artistry that emerges from street cult...
360 ALLSTARS
17 - 20 March The Civic Boasting a stellar cast including world-class breakdancers, a world champion BMX flatlander and basketball freestyler, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite to deliver a radical urban circus. shortlist
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instil[s] a sense of wonder in her audience
Waves (Piha)
17 March Barnett Hall, Piha Beguiling storytelling for the whole family, in Waves Elizabeth Moncello, inventor of the butterfly stroke, learns to swim with the help of fish, penguins and other amphibian friends. shortlist
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...industrial, thumping, brooding, banging. A delicious cacophony
The Great Downhill Journey of Little Tommy
17 - 20 March Spiegeltent, Aotea Square In this classic coming-of-age story a live rock concert and theatre performance collide as musical genres change gears and live, hand-drawn illustrations weave their way across the backdrop shortlist
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Although we spoke quietly, the eyes and ears of history caught every gesture
Nixon in China
17 - 19 March Great Hall A soaring and compelling opera that relates the moment Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong, two of the 20th century’s most controversial figures, meet. shortlist
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Hard for anything in the festival... to top this
The Chorus; Oedipus
더 코러스; 오이디푸스
17 - 20 March Q Rangatira Intimate in scale, epic in scope, this South Korean theatre work uses a mix of contemporary music, dance and drama to re-imagine Sophocles’ fraught Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex. shortlist
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Kora seemed be channelling parts Prince, Moby and perhaps even Michael Jackson
Laughton Kora & Friends
17 March Spiegeltent, Aotea Square Let the monster musical talent of Laughton Kora blow your mind as he shakes the Spiegeltent with a big-beat set featuring some very special guests. shortlist
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March 2016
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